San Jose man arrested in Gilroy carjacking incident

GILROY -- Police arrested a 24-year-old San Jose man they found inside a vehicle that had allegedly been carjacked.

Officers responding to a report of a vehicle theft in progress arrested Jerry Joseph Alcaraz just before 6 a.m. Saturday at a mobile home complex on 500 West 10th Street.

The victim told officers that they confronted someone inside the vehicle, pushing it out of the driveway, and confronted the man. After a physical confrontation, the victim retreated but suffered no injuries.

Police later booked Alcaraz into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of carjacking.